diff --git a/e2e/cephfs.go b/e2e/cephfs.go
index 9c558e23c..4de74acde 100644
--- a/e2e/cephfs.go
+++ b/e2e/cephfs.go
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ var _ = Describe("cephfs", func() {
 
 			By("create PVC, delete backing subvolume and check pv deletion", func() {
 				pvc, err := loadPVC(pvcPath)
-				if pvc == nil {
+				if err != nil {
 					e2elog.Failf("failed to load PVC with error %v", err)
 				}
 				pvc.Namespace = f.UniqueName
diff --git a/e2e/resize.go b/e2e/resize.go
index a1040d52a..8ad6cb173 100644
--- a/e2e/resize.go
+++ b/e2e/resize.go
@@ -65,13 +65,13 @@ func resizePVCAndValidateSize(pvcPath, appPath string, f *framework.Framework) e
 	size := "1Gi"
 	expandSize := "10Gi"
 	pvc, err := loadPVC(pvcPath)
-	if pvc == nil {
+	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	pvc.Namespace = f.UniqueName
 
 	resizePvc, err := loadPVC(pvcPath)
-	if resizePvc == nil {
+	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	resizePvc.Namespace = f.UniqueName
diff --git a/e2e/upgrade-cephfs.go b/e2e/upgrade-cephfs.go
index c9bc40477..e524f1c47 100644
--- a/e2e/upgrade-cephfs.go
+++ b/e2e/upgrade-cephfs.go
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ var _ = Describe("CephFS Upgrade Testing", func() {
 				label := make(map[string]string)
 
 				pvc, err = loadPVC(pvcPath)
-				if pvc == nil {
+				if err != nil {
 					e2elog.Failf("failed to load pvc with error %v", err)
 				}
 				pvc.Namespace = f.UniqueName
diff --git a/e2e/upgrade-rbd.go b/e2e/upgrade-rbd.go
index 6e32c7e1d..8540c9135 100644
--- a/e2e/upgrade-rbd.go
+++ b/e2e/upgrade-rbd.go
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ var _ = Describe("RBD Upgrade Testing", func() {
 				data := "check data persists"
 
 				pvc, err = loadPVC(pvcPath)
-				if pvc == nil {
+				if err != nil {
 					e2elog.Failf("failed to load pvc with error %v", err)
 				}
 				pvc.Namespace = f.UniqueName
diff --git a/e2e/utils.go b/e2e/utils.go
index 22409730e..bdd453e22 100644
--- a/e2e/utils.go
+++ b/e2e/utils.go
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ func deletePVCAndApp(name string, f *framework.Framework, pvc *v1.PersistentVolu
 
 func createPVCAndAppBinding(pvcPath, appPath string, f *framework.Framework, pvcTimeout int) (*v1.PersistentVolumeClaim, *v1.Pod, error) {
 	pvc, err := loadPVC(pvcPath)
-	if pvc == nil {
+	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 	pvc.Namespace = f.UniqueName
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ func writeDataInPod(app *v1.Pod, f *framework.Framework) error {
 func checkDataPersist(pvcPath, appPath string, f *framework.Framework) error {
 	data := "checking data persist"
 	pvc, err := loadPVC(pvcPath)
-	if pvc == nil {
+	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ func pvcDeleteWhenPoolNotFound(pvcPath string, cephfs bool, f *framework.Framewo
 
 func checkMountOptions(pvcPath, appPath string, f *framework.Framework, mountFlags []string) error {
 	pvc, err := loadPVC(pvcPath)
-	if pvc == nil {
+	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}